Fatigue ruled as likely cause of Missouri restaurant crash

The Columbia Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/2gbLfHb ) reports that the driver was the only person injured. The driver told an investigator he began coughing and blacked out in October while traveling on Interstate 70.

A police crash report says the driver drove over a ditch, through a fence, and across a road. The truck then continued for about a quarter-mile before hitting the restaurant and catching fire.

The driver said he came to just after impact and suffered third-degree burns. One trailer was destroyed and the second was damaged.

The report provided no details about how many hours the driver had logged beforehand. FedEx said in a statement that drivers are required to take breaks.